Chamber:
	House of Representatives
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	27 August 1998
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in the House of Representatives on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	As at the previous elections in 1993, the main contending parties for the 29 House seats were the ruling United Democratic Party (UDP) and the opposition People’s United Party (PUP); both were considered centrist groups. Campaign debate focused largely on economic issues. In this connection, the PUP pledged, among other things, to remove the 1996 value-added-tax and to create 15,000 new jobs as part of a development programme. On a polling day marked by a large turnout, the PUP, led by Mr. Said Musa, swept to a landslide victory, picking up 13 additional seats to leave the UDP of Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel with only three. As a result, Mr. Musa was sworn in as Prime Minister on 28 August and the new PUP Cabinet on 1 September.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (27 August 1998): Elections results
Number of registered electors	90,000 (approx.)
Voters	90.1%

Round no 1: Distribution of votes
Political Group	%
People's United Party (PUP)	59.3
United Democratic Party (UDP)	39.2

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Gain/Loss
People's United Party (PUP)	26	+13
United Democratic Party (UDP)	3	-13

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	27
Women:	2

Distribution of seats according to age:
25 - 30 years	4
31 - 40 years	6
41 - 50 years	9
51 - 60 years	8
Over 60 years	2